Seminars in Alcohol and Drug Misuse

Jonathan Chick, Dr. Roch Cantwell (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

1994
Gaskell (Verlag)
978-0-902241-70-1 (ISBN)

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Reviews the psychiatric complications of alcohol and drug misuse, with guidelines for their recognition and treatment by clinicians. Topics covered include: concepts and definitions of dependence; illicit drug use; aetiology of alcohol misuse; and medical aspects of drug and alcohol misuse.

Psychiatric complications of alcohol and drug misuse must be recognised and treated confidently. This book provides information to meet the needs of practising psychiatrists and will be useful to physicians, psychologists and social workers. A clear review of the aetiology, epidemiology, treatment and prevention of dependence on and misuse of alcohol and illicit and prescribed drugs is presented. With a balance of theory, recent research and practical clinical guidelines, the book covers specific and common problems in mental health as well as in general medicine.

Contents

Dependence: concepts and definitions. J. Chick & R. Cantwell.
Illicit drug use: aetiology, epidemiology and prevention. M. Farrell & J. Strang.
Illicit drug use: clinical features and treatment. J. Strang & M. Farrell.
Dependence on prescribed and socially tolerated substances. J. Marks.
Epidemiology and primary prevention of alcohol misuse. B. Ritson.
Aetiology of alcohol misuse. C. Cook.
Alcohol misuse: clinical features and treatment. R. Cantwell & J. Chick.
The cognitive-behavioural approach to the management of addictive behaviour. B. Saunders.
Psychiatric syndromes associated with drug and alcohol misuse. J. S. Madden.
Medical aspects of drug and alcohol misuse. T.G. Dinan & K. O'Flynn.
Organising treatment services for drug and alcohol misusers. S. Unnithan, B. Ritson & J. Strang.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.1.1994
Reihe/Serie	College Seminars Series
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	466 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Suchtkrankheiten
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-902241-70-2 / 0902241702
ISBN-13	978-0-902241-70-1 / 9780902241701
Zustand	Neuware